Opera, Reimann, A (composer)
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Reimann, A: Die Gespenstersonate
Hans Günter Nöcker (Der Alte), Martha Mödl (Die Mumie), Horst Hiestermann (Der Oberst), David Knutson (Der Student Arkenholz), Gudrun Sieber (Das Fräulein), Donald Grobe (Johansson) & William Dooley (Bengtsson)
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie & Ensemble Modern, Friedemann Layer, Heinz Lukas-Kindermann
Aribert Reimann's chamber score for Strindberg's far-out Ghost Sonata fantasy is sensitive and excellently performed. —
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Reimann, A: Lear
Bo Skovhus (König Lear), Katja Pieweck (Goneril), Hellen Kwon (Regan), Siobhan Stagg (Cordelia) & Erwin Leder (Narr)
Philharmoniker Hamburg & Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, Simone Young (conductor) & Karoline Gruber (stage director)
Their Lear's score is based on quick-moving accompanied recitative with underlaying or interposed instrumental mood and atmospheric descriptions...The energy and pace of the Reimann bear witness... —
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I cannot praise Mödl’s wonderful voice enough...I congratulate Profil for releasing this excellent set of previously unreleased live recordings. Sincere thanks are also owed to the Mödl enthusiast... —
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Special offer. Reimann, A: Melusine
Marlene Mild (Melusine), Teresa Erbe (Pythia), Gabriele May (Madame Lapérouse), Richard Kindley (Max Oleander), Song-Hu Liu (Graf von Lusignan), Wieland Satter (Der Geometer), Dariusz Siedlik (Der Maurer), Sibrand Basa (Der Architekt), Thomas Fleischmann (Oger), Elisabeth Sommermann (Gast), Katrin...
There are flashes of great music: woodwind flurries in the instrumental prelude, sensitively floated by the Nuremberg Philharmonic and opulently recorded, sounding like fish floating into your... —
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Great artist, great woman ... by the end of this excellent selection of her recordings the special quality of her voice and artistry and of the woman herself could hardly leave the listener... —
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Special offer. Reimann, A: Medea
Claudia Barainsky (Medea), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Gora), Michael Nagy (Jason), Michael Baba (Kreon), Paula Murrihy (Kreusa), Tim Severloh (Ein Herold)
Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Erik Nielsen
Reimann seems to have selected his subject to suit the particular expressionist strengths of his own musical language, rather than tailoring his music to the specifics of the drama...the mix... —
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Though not a subtle piece, it is a mightily effective one, and this new recording, taken from four performances at the Frankfurt Opera last autumn, shows its power has not dated. With Wolfgang... —
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Reimann, A: Lear
Bo Skovhus (König Lear), Katja Pieweck (Goneril), Hellen Kwon (Regan), Siobhan Stagg (Cordelia) & Erwin Leder (Narr)
Philharmoniker Hamburg & Chor der Staatsoper Hamburg, Simone Young (conductor) & Karoline Gruber (stage director)
Their Lear's score is based on quick-moving accompanied recitative with underlaying or interposed instrumental mood and atmospheric descriptions...The energy and pace of the Reimann bear witness... —
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Close Encounters with Great Singers: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano), Lisa della Casa (soprano), Julia Varady (Regan), Richard Holm (Herzog Von Kent)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Opera Orchestra, Bavarian State Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Wilhelm Furtwängler,...
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Reimann, A: Medea
Marlis Petersen (Medea), Michaela Selinger (Kreusa), Elisabeth Kulman (Gora), Michael Roider (Kreon) & Adrian Eröd (Jason)
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Michael Boder
It's an effective brew, brilliantly performed under the secure control of Michael Boder, and with a cast that relishes the technical challenges. Marlis Petersen as Meda has the most formidable... —
